2nd Red Scare Flashcard

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What caused McCarthyism?

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Increased fear of communism.

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The HUAC stands for...

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The House Un-American Activities Committee

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Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...

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the US Army

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Which American state department official was accused of being a communist and taken to trial?

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Alger Hiss

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What was the process called where President Truman had FBI screen federal employees for communist ties, resulting in 3,000 employees being either fired or resigned?

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Loyalty Review Board

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Anyone who says they're a communist or suspected of being a communist were put on a list and never given a job in the industry again. Effectively ruined their careers even if just suspected of being a communist. What is this list called?

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Blacklisted

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This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism.

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Hollywood 10

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The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States.

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The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...

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Rosenberg’s

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McCarthyism was what?

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The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.